Communication Systems (Digital Communication)

Total No. of Questions: 8

Remembering (1)
1. In bipolar line encoding 1 and 0 is represented as ________
a) 0 →1, 1 → - p (t)
b) 0 →0, 1 → p (t)
c) 0 →0, 1 →± p (t)
d) None of the above
Answer: c)
Understanding (1)
2. Timing jitter can be reduced by
a) Good power supply isolation
b) Stable clock reference
c) Good power supply isolation & Stable clock reference
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c)
Apply (1)
3. For a bit-rate of 8 kbps, the best possible values of the transmitted frequencies in a coherent binary
FSK system are
(a) 16 KHz and 20 KHz
(b) 20 KHz and 32 KHz
(c) 20 KHz and 40 KHz
(d) 32 KHz and 40 KHz
Answer: (d)
Analyze (2)
4. The message bit sequence to a DPSK modulator is 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1. The carrier phase during the
reception of the first two message bits is π, π. The carrier phase for the remaining four message bits is
(a) π, π, 0, π
(b) 0, 0, π, π
(c) 0, π, π, π
(d) π, π, 0, 0
Answer: (c)
5. A communication channel with AWGN operating at a signal at a signal to noise ratio SNR >>1 and
bandwidth B has capacity C1. If the SNR is doubled keeping B constant, the resulting capacity C 2 is given
by
(a) 𝐶2 ≈ 2𝐶1
(b) 𝐶2 ≈ 𝐶1+𝐵
(c) 𝐶2 ≈ 𝐶1+2𝐵
(d) 𝐶2 ≈ 𝐶1+0.3𝐵
Answer: (b)
Evaluate (1)
6. An image uses 512×512 picture elements. Each of the picture elements can take any of the 8
distinguishable intensity levels. The maximum entropy in the above image will be
(a) 2097152 bits
(b) 786432 bits
(c) 648 bits
(d) 144 bits
Answer: (b)
Create (1)
7. Coherent orthogonal binary FSK modulation is used to transmit two equi-probable symbol waveforms
s1 ( t )=αcos2 π f 1 t and s2 ( t ) =αcos 2 π f 2 t , where 𝛼 𝑖𝑠 4 𝑚𝑉. Assume an AWGN channel with two-sided
No
noise power spectral density =0.5 ×10−12 W / Hz . Using an optimal receiver and the relation.
2
∞
1
∫
2
−u
Q ( v )= e du , the bit error probability
√2π v
For a data rate of 5000 kbps is
(a) 𝑄 (2)
(b) 𝑄 (2√2)
(c) 𝑄 (4)
(d) 𝑄 (4√2)
Answer: (c)